The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

mere are three classes of people il
the world. The first learn from thei
own experience-these are the wise; tn,
second from the experience of others
these are the happy; the third neither
learn from their W experience nor tn,
experience of others-these are thu
fools, and there is not a few of then
around either.
The appearance of the star of Bethle.
hem, which shone upon the stable where
the Savior of mankind lay as a babe
and which lighted the shepherds to the
sacred spot, it is painful to remark, il
regarded by the officers at the national
observatory at Washington, as a pretty
myth. They claim that if such a sta,
does actually exist there is no means o.
identifying it. Sad.
The barn on Frank Campbell's farm
lone mile west of Florence Station, was
burned down on Sunday night last, and
with it one good horse, a jaeger, grain.
farm implements, harness, carpenter
tools and a great deal of other stuff
amounting to considerable. There was
some insurance on it but not enough to
cover the loss. The origin of the fire il
not known.
A statistical fiend has discovered that
nine-tenths of the blind men in poor
houses are bachelors. The Omaha World
insists that they lost their sight by try
ing to thread needles. This should be
a frightful example to the several bach
elors around town, who are in immi-
nent danger of all the evils that fall to
! the lot of those who will stick to single
blessedness.
Whatever the teacher is the child is
very soon, in some degree, to become.
If the teacher is a %trifer, so is the pupil.
If the teacher has no high aspirations,
neither has the pupil. If the teacher is
reckless, h~ot-headed, passionate, SO
must the pupil become when put under
the influence of such a character. The
teacher without inspiration in the di-
rection of developing the character of
the pupil as to the full power of self
control and kindred virtues, should be
relieved from the responsibilities of Of
flee.
The third annual camp-meeting of
the U. B. Church, Lewisburg, o., will
be held at Lewisburg, commencing June
18th, and continuing ten days, which
will run it over two Sundays. The
grounds where this meeting is held are
only a quarter of a mile west of the
town, well shaded and supplied with
an abundance of good water. The fol-
lowing speakers will represent during
the meeting: Major c. H. Blackburn
of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the greatest
criminal lawyers of the United States,
the first Sabbath. Bishop J. Weaver,
d. D., Bishop N. Castle, J. P. Lands,
d. D., G. A. Funkhouser, d. D., Revs.
s. w. Keister, j. L. Swain, G. NJ. Ma
thews, j. w. Kilbourn, E. w. Bowers,
F. G.. Grigsby, r. L. Swain, A. Dun
kelberger, G.. w. Arnold, w. C. Day,
VIM. Mckee, and many others. Letters
and communications addressed to A. E.
May, Secretary, will receive prompt at
tentinn.
The national annual conference of the
Conservative Dunkards, that opened
on Saturday last a few miles southeast
of Eaton, on the farm of Joseph Furray,
and closed On Tuesday afternoon, was
immensely attended on Sunday last, the
crowd being variously estimated from
ten to fifteen thousand. About 1000
were fed from the tables. 1t was the
largest and most orderly religious meet
ing ever held in this neighborhood, and
however averse some persons may look
upon the modes and manner of devo-
ton to the Supreme Being of this relig-
ious denomination, they are honest and
sincere as any other sect. There is no
hypocrisy or back-biting among them
their religion seems to consist in liv-
ing good lives, and in adherence to
truth, honor, justice and love, and they
dispense it without money and with
out price," If they don't come in among
Heavens choice ones we don't know
where they will be found.
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The sixteenth annual commencement
of the Eaton High School came off at